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C From THB YINCE f Shore ea Lap« nd to know that his friends had not pI;; ed a mean trick on him, after all.â€" Youth‘s Companion. My! How good that fish dinner tastâ€" ed! But neither Father Coon nor Mother Coon nor the Fox boys enjoyâ€" ed it so much as Ray Coon did; and the best part of the feast for him was But when he reached home, the very first thing that he smelled was frying fish, and that even before he entered the house! _ And there in the kitchen were the Fox boys busily helping his mother set the table for dinner! "You see," explained Reddy Fox, beâ€" fore Ray Coon could find his voice and say a word, "we thought that we would hurry right to your house with. the fish, for we knew that you would be pretty hungry by the time Mr.[ Beaver got through scolding you!" net th le My d l m s ous co c te s + un qed hungry for a fish dinner myself. â€" But he careful! The ice is getting pretty thin, you know." "Oh, I wont‘s get into any trouble," promised Ray Coon, as he hurried away to find the pole and the line. When he reached the pond he picked up a stout stick that he found on the shore, and he made his way carefully out on the ice a few steps. Then he] raised the stout stick and brought lown the end, thump! bang! crash! ont the ice until he broke a hole big enâ€"| havack 40 mov is & think I ue o mt C Tee Tns nearly over and when there were signs of spring in the sunny corners of the woods, on the tops of the hills and in the fields, Ray Coon told Mother Coon that he wanted to go fishing through the ice. |_youne rouks gh to fish throtiél'l. He had to wait a st bite. At Inct v h M When Ray Coon One day, when the AT _ when he saw t he pond, but he them coming. rat ight a whale!" " said Reddy Fox. "Don‘t let iz you in!" don‘t jerk the line," _ said "ox. "That might break it." ‘ox boys ran out on the ice and Id of the slack of the line beâ€" Very well," said Mother Coon. "I grow () olne the the he it that is a gooJ l(â€"{e;' I‘m getting ke Hhew o mW ow } U id to wait a long time for the °. _ At last there was a sudâ€" zing on the line, and Ray Coon t back sharply as it begin to ugh his hands. Then he drew urface a plump fish that he from the hook and laid oni ehind him. _ From that time | he Ray Coon. While he g how sorry he was, and I that he could repair the and Mrs. Beaver turned ack through the hole into you young rascals mean wled Mr,. Beaver. "Pullâ€" to pieces over our ears!" ed Mrs. Beaver, "when ound asleep, too, just as be until spring is here!" . Beaver, we meant no Ray Coon. While he h ere not hurt, and if they t they would have forgotâ€" ir amazement at seeing ads push themselves out in the ice. _ Then Mr. Mrs. _ Beaver came p on the ice. _ It was y were both very angry. 1 gf igh D °°C~ h0 wue was happening, oys had left the tree where idling away the morning, owly followed Ray Coon to »f the pond. Their eyes alâ€". ed out of their heads when. he fish lying on the ice beâ€" ole where Ray Coon was | All at once they decided | : through the ice was worth' that they should like to join | in his sport. _ Then they | e was pulling hard on his! it bringing anything to| lenly parted with arsn;i)'. 1 and the Fox boys fell kward on the ice. ed, "Pull harder, (-'\'éry ming, and it‘s surely . s pull him out gave way a li had to laugh a little to he saw them running to. d, but he was very glad ! as plump as the first one, ice when his hook caught ‘hat he could not move. id pulled, but it was of no te a fi_sh dinner mys;il.r"fi;x.t ot puli out The strain all this had left when the long winter was and when there were signs a may ( grunted d," said Ray Coon ut I don‘t see how 1 R there!" tss that yeou might nee irried ove he cried shouted Re )0 Three more oon. the two Fox Went Fishing a whale or of the seeâ€" ch for the little, and ried R shouted guess ay a Canadian Postum Cereal Co., Ltd Windsor, Ont. 7699 A Smart Spring Coat in Barrel Effect cleverly handled, this combination is always attractive. _ Solid black and white checked materials with rather large checks are considered smart for coats, both for the long separate coats and for shorter coats to be worn with white serge skirts. Postum is a delicious cereal drink, pure and nourishing and absolutely free from any harmful inâ€" gredient. There‘s a big army of Postum users who are enâ€" joying better health and comfort since joining the ranks. "There‘s a Reason" remedy is perfectly plainâ€" Quit both tea and coffee, and for a pleasant, healthâ€" ful table beverage, useâ€" You Can Do Your Bit in the trenches, in the home, in the office, in the factory, _}J in the store, when the body ‘|\ is nourished with foods * | that build healthy muscle POSTUM If it‘s caffeineâ€"the drug in tea and coffeeâ€"that‘s causing shaky nerves, the " remedy is perfectly plainâ€" |__There is a decided predominance of | silks for spring. Among the silks for | suits, poplin, rajah and tussur are strongly in evidence, and many novel | ideas are noticed in the developments of these materials. On a suit of goldâ€" | colored silk jersey, black velvet was | used for the collar and for a band at | the lower edge of the coat. Some suits of rajah silk are trimmed with stenciling in attractive color combina-l tions. _ The stenciling is done on the | fronts of the coats or only on the belts, | just enough to furnish some contrast. | This is one of the very newest trimâ€" | ming ideas. ‘ In spite of the great vogue for colâ€" } ors in all the brightest hues and in all | manner of combinations, a great deal | of black and white is used. When ‘â€" without overtaxing the diâ€" | gestive organs. â€" Shredded | Wheat Biscuit contains the | greatest amount of body-‘ | building nutriment at lowest | cost. _ It strengthens the muscles of the stomach and intestines by making them | do their normal work in a | natural way. A better-i balanced ration than meat| or eggs, more easily digested | and costs much less. Readyâ€" cooked and ready â€" toâ€" eat. | For breakfast with milk or | cream, or for any meal with fruits. Made in Canada. _ | good many spring coats have April Fashions Steady Those Nerves! attractive color combinaâ€" stenciling is done on the coats or only on the belts, o furnish some contrast. f the very newest trimâ€" jersey, black velvet was collar and for a band at ige of the coat. Some h silk are trimmed with combination is They Contain No A good mushroom, properly cooked, is a very luscious morsel and as such ‘is a welcome addition to the dietary. If you are absolutely sure that the variety that grows on your lawn or in the neighboring fields is of the edible kind, by all means cook it and eat it; it will do you good and start the secretion of the gastric juice by reason of its palatibility. But if you have the least doubt of the innocuousâ€" ness of the growthâ€"and many poisonâ€" ous kind$ look attractively innocentâ€" you had better leave it alone; the risk _ Some of the nitrogenous constituâ€" ents of reushrooms, furthermore, are substances related to protein, but readily converted through putrefactive | changes within or without the body ; into active poisons. The amount of actual utilizable protein is perhaps as | much as is contained in cabbage or in other greens, but scarcely more. | As a matter of fact mushrooms conâ€" tain no more nourishment than any other of the green vegetables, and do contain as much or more indigestible material. Protein, which is the muscle building and wasteâ€"repairing element of food, contains nitrogen; and so food analysts formerly assumed that they could estimate the protein content of any food by the amount of nitrogen it contained. That is how the mistake| came about. Mushrooms contain, it is true, a considerable proportion of niâ€" trogen, but so do crab shells. ! na of old, comes overnight and asks only to be plucked and eaten. They sometimes attempt to show that _ in nutritive value a pound of mushrooms is equal to a pound of beefsteak. That is an exaggeration that the chemist easily disproves. Than Other Green Vegetables. We sometimes hear the complaint that by neglecting to use the mushâ€" rooms that grow wild in the woods and fields Canadians are wasting an important food. The wouldâ€"be econoâ€" mists tell us that it is easy to disâ€" tinguish the edible from the poisonous varieties, and urge us not to despise this food supply, which, like the manâ€" The Passing of Winter Leaves People Weak and Depressed. IMPURE BLOOD IN THE SPRING ' Ribbons are coming in for a g'reatl deal of prominence this season. They' : are not used only for small accessoriesf | such as girdles and collars, but have , become mucK" more important andf have been employed for parsols and "huts. Very wide striped ribbons) combining three or more harmonizing | colors have been used very efl'ectively‘? "to make parasols and to cover the entire crown and top of the brim of | lightâ€"weight straw hats for sports| wear. _ Matching parasols, hats and | handbags made of ribbon or the pretty‘ figured silks, are seen over and over| again. | These patterns may be obtained from your locol McCall dealer or from The McCall Co., 70 Bond Street, Torâ€" onto, Ont. _ Dept, W of this coat, which is shown in the sketch. _ The material is soft, springâ€" weight velours, one of the favored spring fabrics. of deep band at the lower part, the fulâ€" ness of the upper part gradually losâ€" ing itself when it reaches the band. Machine stitching furnishes the finish taken on the lines of the new barrel silhouette, showing that this effect is not mtricteq to dresses only. _A MUSHROOMS model is fashioned with a More Nourishment fpnws yo war was being won on the high seas. All these seemed reasonable sugâ€" gestions; but look through the forâ€" lowing list of places where we have First we were told thi* it would be the Western Front; then the Eastern. Next came the information that the war was being won on the high soas s ce en Eyes inflamed by expoâ€" | :urc auyreto Sun, Dusla;d W};l‘ uickly relieved by Muring Eyes g)el!eledy. No Srnam‘nf. just Eye Comfort, At Your Druggist‘s 50c per Bottle. Muringe Eye Salvein Tubes 25c. F. or Book of the EyeFreeask Druggists or Murine Eyc Remedy Co., Chicago WHERE WILL THE waAar BE wWON? Battle of Waterloo Was Won on The Playâ€"Grounds of Eton College., We disagree and argue about the date on which the war will be won. But there is just as lifttle unanimity reâ€" garding the place where viectory will assert itself . * Don‘t forget to put some Zamâ€"« Buk in your next parcel to the front. All druggists, or Zamâ€"Buk Co., Toronto; 50¢. box, 3 for $1.25. â€"it ends pain and heals so quickly, and instant application of Zamâ€"Buk prevents all possibility of festering or bloqd-golsonlng. Zamâ€"Buk, tha great herbal balim, is a boon to the men in the trenches T vef indh .B ..A 4 "Zamâ€"Buk is a valuable addition to every soldier‘s kit." This reâ€" mark was made by Lieut.Col. A. C. B. Hamiltonâ€"Gray, R.CR., Wellingâ€" ton Barracks, Halifax, NS. Ho says further: "I can speak from personal exâ€" perience, as I have used Zamâ€"Buk myself for cuts, burns and rheuâ€" matism, and believe there is nothâ€" ing to equal it." Sore Eyes:! coLoNEL Bessie looked down thoughtfully and said. "I don‘t see how that can be. These are all the feet I got." "Oh!" said mamma, "but you them on the wrong feet." Going to her mother, she said triumphant]y. "See, mamma, I got my shoes on." Little 4â€"yearâ€"old Bessie was putting on her shoes for the first time and got thgm exchanged . vnes and the mother who always keeps a box of them in the house may feel reasonably safe against the consequenâ€" ces of sudden attacks of illness. They are sold by medicineâ€"dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from the Dr. Wilâ€" lHams‘ Meditina An_ nnmcots mol 1 can speak very highly of them as 1 could not get along without them. Baby‘s Own Tablets are the only mediâ€" cine I would use for my children." The Tablets cure all the minor ills of little ones and the mother who alwavs Iaanc Mrs. Timothy Bowes, Blissfield, N.B., writes:â€""I have always used Baby‘s Own Tablets fOr mMÂ¥ three Ahildran and THE ONLY MEDICINE FOR LITTLE ONES self and his men has ly in silence, it has c small measure to the Empire. ‘ The Special Branch was originally established to deal with Fenianism in | England, and for many years was| composed entirely of Irishmenâ€"inâ€" / deed, up to the outbreak of war it was still largely staffed by men from the Emerald Isle. | Few men know more of what may be called the criminal side of high politics than its veteran chief, Mr. Patrick Quinn, M.V.O.â€"himself an Irishman. Though the work of himâ€" | Ceaseless Vigilance and Perfect Orâ€" | ganization of Special Branch. I j Closely allied to the Intelligence Services of the Navy and Army is the | Special Branch of the Criminal | Inâ€" | vestigation Department at Scotland Yard, in London, England. | _Its activities before the war were ‘considerable-â€"unobtrusively guarding great persons, keeping an eye on anâ€" Es act ns 194 L. , f NBE it c AP n wlite Arvdysciniinalr stt archists, and dealing with the suffraâ€" ‘gette movement. But the war has made it at once a great centre for counteracting the German spy menace and many men who have stood blindâ€" folded before a firingâ€"party in the Tower ditch at early dawn have had cause to curse its ceaseless vigilance. So perfect was its organization at the outbreak of war that it was immeâ€" diately able to send a detachment of men to work at headquarters in France, while the remainder speedily unearthed the tangled schemes of enâ€" emy spies in England. % THE is too great and the possible gain in nutriment is too slight. ISSULE No. iiâ€"‘17 FIRSTBROOK‘BROS., Limited 283 King Street East, Toronto Ccents a box from the Dr. Wil Medicine (Co., Brockville, Ont. & LA Simple Transposition THE SPY CATCHERS. Granulated Eyeiids, SAYS: my three children n'ud he work of himâ€" been done largeâ€" contributed in no e safety of the have The There will be no time for repairs to tools or harness after spring work begins. Now is the time to uitend to all that sort of ching. Minard‘s Liniment Relieves To whom it may concern: This is to certify that I have used MINARIDYS LINIMENT myself as well as preâ€" scribed it in my practice where a lini ment was required and have never failed to get the desired effect. With a steady winter and continuâ€" | ous blanket of snow, conditions so far| are as favorable as they well could be for a fruitful season of production | in 1917. | Giv. e fine days between now and spring to pruning the orchard. Regardless of price prospects _ this year it will not do to neglect the fruit trees. _ Neglect this year means poorâ€" er returns next year and the year after. Minard‘s Liniment Cures If your druggist hasn‘t any tell him to order a small bo his wholesale drug house for Don‘t let father die of infection lockjaw from whittling at his cor but clip this out and make him try This new way to rid one‘s feet of corns was introduced by a Cincinnati man, who says that freezone dries in a moment, and simply shrivels up the corn or callus without irritating the surrounding skin. A few drops of this new ether comâ€" pound applied directly upon a tender, aching corn relieves the soreness inâ€" stantly, and soon the entire corn or callus, root and all, dries up and can be lifted off with the fingers. You say to the drug store man, "Give me a small bottle of freezone." This will cost very little but will positively remove every hard or soft corn or calâ€" lus from one‘s feet. ! We are all at times haunted by our own past thoughts, and probably the | Kaiser is no exception to this rule. If a copy of Edward Legge‘s new book, \"King Edward, the Kaiser, and the War," just published, should fall into his hands, he will certainly get the jumps when he reads of his old letâ€" ters. Here is an episode of his accesâ€" sion as German Emperor: "What a succession of joys and sorrows have passed over our family! Here am I suddenly placed by Providence on the mightiest throne of the.world to be the guardian of the European Peace. What a splendid task for me to work night and day to administer to the wants and wishes of my people, and to think that the magnificent army obeys my commands!" '5 "The doctors said I could not live |and if I did I would never be able to do anything again, as I had chronic Bright‘s Disease. But thank God 1 am doing my own work once again, by the use of Dodd‘s Kidney Pilis." Bright‘s Disease is the most advancâ€" ‘ed stage of kidney disease. It can be ‘avoided if the earlier stages of kidney | trouble are remedied by the use of !Dodd's Kidney Pills. | Mr. R. J. Thompson, of Uxbridge, Tells the Story of His Terrible Trouble and Almost Miraculous Cure. , Uxbridge, Ont., Apr. 2nd. (Special.) | â€"Mr. R. J. Thompson, living near fhere. had fourteen convulsions in one |afternoon. The doctors did not think | he could live. Toâ€"day he is well and |strong. He says Dodd‘s Kidney Pills did it. But let him tell his own story : "I was taken ill very suddenly. I ate my dinner and . went to take a man home. I just got about threeâ€"quarters of a mile when I was taken with a conâ€" vulsion fit. 1 had fourteen that afterâ€" noon and the third day 1 had nine more. Mlabind ryit ty d ied 15. &4 "I am delighted with Dodd‘s Kidney Pills," Mr. Thompson states. "I have only taken eleven boxes and I feel like myself again. But Is Made Well and Strong By Dodd‘s Kidney Pills. Had Fourteen Fits In One Afternoon is wisdom. Waterloo! Still, in a multitude of counsel there One Then and Now. C. A. KING, M.D Frovidence on the the.world to be > European Peace. sk for me to work administer to the ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO Eurns, Ete. Im try it, freezone ttle from you. Bristles are set | new coat hanger so a brush. Minard‘s Liniment Cures nilaila removes much lime from the soil and grows best or soils well supplied with lime. IT is always safe (0, ;'nd a Don Express Money Order. Five d costs three cents. The amount of moisture i1 is much below the normal. n.ore necessary, then, for e thorough cultivation for con of Soil moisture. certain to insist Bisurated form, for stomach pur; gists. diet. If you will « you can eat the he; that your appetite needs. That rule is It really is unnecessa self with pepsin pllls or tives or to live on a m This Simple Rule Soon Strengthens A Delicate Stomaeh _ In our times the kite has become a very useful tool of science. Men use it to study the conditions that prevail in the air far above the earth; thus it helps them to forecast the weather. It also helps them in building airships, in taking pictures, in signaling, and in life saving on the coast. The Chinese have long used kites to tow boats, and to drop their fishhooks well out to sea while they themselves stand on the shore Alfalfa removes The young people of the Far East would consider it as very poor sport to fly kites as plain and simple as those which Canadian boys fly. Their kites are of many shapes and sizes. Most of them represent a bird, or a fish, or a dragon, or some other curiâ€" ous imaginary monster. The frameâ€" work is commonly made of bamboo, and the covering is colored paper, or, in case of the best ones, silk. Often ’ ‘*= kites have tails of great length. | 'fine grownâ€"up people have kiteflying festivals in which all the people of the village join. On such occasions some of the kites are of great size and of most elaborate design. At night they are sent up with long strings of lanâ€" terns tied to thein. Nor are the peoâ€" ple content with kiteflying simply. as a pastime. They have contests that rouse _ great interestâ€"contests in which one person tries to keep his kite in the air longer than his rival can, or contests in which one person tries to | make his kite bring down or destroy the kite of the other. E + PAP imini Pnsc disctscs. se Burma, the Malay Peninsula â€" and other Eastern lands, kiteflying has long been as popular with all classes and ages as it is in Chind. From the Far East the kite long ago made its way to all other parts of the world. KiteAying Has Been Favorite Amuseâ€" ment in China for Centuries. The kite is one of the oldest toys in the world. 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